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Frank Zicarelli, QMI Agency

Kobe Bryant has a new backcourt teammate as the “Gone Fishing’’ sign was officially erected in Hollywood.

While Ramon Sessions is no Chris Paul, he does provide the Lakers with a capable point guard as L.A. makes its push for the playoffs at a time when Bryant is seeking his sixth title.

In Bryant’s previous five championship runs, Derek Fisher served as the ultimate foot soldier, a lethal spot-up shooter whose late-game dramatics helped the Lakers to their title wins.

Sessions comes to the Lakers via Cleveland in a package that sent former Raptors swingman Jason Kapono back to the Cavs, while Fisher was sent to Houston in a deal that sent underachieving Jordan Hill to L.A.

The Rockets were very busy on trade deadline day, adding that much-coveted big, but it wasn’t Pau Gasol, who was part of that NBA-nixed deal that would have sent Paul to the Lakers.

While Marcus Camby hasn’t done much of anything with the free-falling Portland Trail Blazers, perhaps the move to Houston for this one-time Raptors’ cornerstone will re-ignite him.